Joshua 20:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Once he has stood judgment before the community, he shall live on in that city until the death of the high priest who is in office at the time. Then the killer may return home to the city from where he originally fled. List of Cities.

Cross References

Numbers 35:12

These cities will serve you as places of asylum from the avenger of blood, so that a homicide will not be put to death until tried before the community.

Hebrews 9:26

if that were so, he would have had to suffer repeatedly from the foundation of the world. But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice.